Panasonic AJ-D230HP - Manual (Page 7)

Controls and Their Functions
Front panel
POWER switch
When the ON side is pressed, the power is turned
on, and the counter display area lights.
Cassette slot Level meter
A news gathering cassette, general-purpose This displays the audio signal levels.
cassette or consumer-use cassette with an adaptor The input audio signal levels are displayed during
is loaded through this slot. Consumer-use recording and E-E selection; the output audio signal
cassettes can be played back only. levels are displayed during playback.
EJECT button
When this is pressed, the tape is unloaded, and
several seconds later the cassette is automatically
ejected.
When the counter display area shows the CTL
display, the display is now reset.
REC/REC INH lamp
REC:
This lights during recording.
REC INH: This lights when the cassette has been
set to the accidental erasure prevention
status.
It also lights when REC INHIBIT has
been set to ON on the setup menu.
In this status, recording is not possible.
REMOTE lamp
This lights when the LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE
switch has been set to the REMOTE position.
WIDE lamp
This lights in the 16:9 wide screen mode.
“Consumer-use cassette loaded” display lamp
This lights when a cassette recorded on a
consumer-use DV unit has been loaded.
REPEAT lamp
This lights during repeat playback.
SERVO lamp
This lights when the drum servo and capstan servo
are locked.
Channel condition lamps
One of these lamps lights (green
blue red) in
accordance with the status of the error rates.
Green: This lights when the error rates for the video
and audio playback signals are both
satisfactory.
Blue: This lights when the error rate for either the
video or audio playback signals has
deteriorated. The playback picture is still
normal even while this lamp is lighted.
Red: This lights when either the video or audio
playback signals are c o r r e c t e d o r
interpolated.
“Cassette loaded” display lamp
This lights when a cassette has been loaded into
the unit.
Counter display area
The TC and CTL counts, on-screen information and
messages appear in this area.
LOCAL/MENU/REMOTE switch
This is operated when menu settings are to be
performed or when the unit is to be controlled from
a remote location.
LOCAL: For controlling the unit using the controls
on the unit’s operation panel.
MENU: For setting the on-screen menu.
REMOTE: For controlling the unit with an RS-232C
or other external control unit.
INPUT SELECT switch
This is used to select the input signals.
LINE: For recording signals which have been
supplied to the video signal input
connector.
S-VIDEO: For recording signals which have been
supplied to the S-VIDEO input connector.
OPTION: For supplying video and audio signals
from an optional board and recording
them.
BEGIN button
This sets the repeat playback start point, and it
displays the currently entered start point.
END button
This sets the repeat playback end point, and it
displays the currently entered end point.
CH3/CH4 lamp
This lights during DV format playback when the
audio signals have been set in CH3 and CH4.
AUDIO OUT SELECT button
This selects the audio signals which are to be
output.
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